Morton Musings: Hobson family suffers a loss

Condolences to Morton resident Linc Hobson, the new Tazewell County circuit clerk, and his family.

Condolences to Morton resident Linc Hobson, the new Tazewell County circuit clerk, and his family. Linc's father Kenneth Hobson died Tuesday at age 83.

Many know Linc as a Tazewell County Board member. He served on the board from 2005 to 2012. Some know him as the owner of Home Instead Senior Care, a non-medical home-care provider in Morton that employs 75. He's also the longtime chairman of the Morton Pumpkin Festival parade, which is where we've crossed paths most often. Organizing the parade is a huge responsibility, but Linc has always found time to talk to me when I've needed to interview him. And he's always been candid and professional.

Kenneth Hobson, a Pekin resident, served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War and he retired in 2000 as the chief engineer at Keystone Steel and Wire Company in Bartonville. He served as a bailiff at the Tazewell County Courthouse in Pekin — where his son now works — for the past 11 years. His funeral will be at 1 p.m. Sunday at Preston-Hanley Funeral Homes & Crematory in Pekin.